photography

Check out some great photos today of graffiti on a wall on Somerset Street , from the Watawa life blog. Photographer Robin Kelsey shows us what happened after some old graffiti was painted over with beige… ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Flickr-Search_1205116557515.png) Ottawa must have set a record today – if not for the 51 56 cm snow over the weekend, then certainly for the huge number of videos and photos taken of the snow. Check out all the pics at flickr , and all the vids on YouTube . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Guerilla-Magazine-SPAO_1204919302859.png) There’s a great collection of photos in the latest issue of Guerilla Magazine , featuring " ten outstanding photos of reimagined local territories " by students from the School of Photographic Arts Ottawa. ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

CBC had an interesting story today about Capt. Rudy Lindia, an Ottawa firefighter whose photo was used to accompany a fake news story on “The Onion”. Lindia agreed to have his photo taken a few years ago, believing it would be used by the City of Ottawa (his employer) for publicity purposes. ...

Reader Ken Waplington writes: Re: Late local CTV Ottawa news(Jan 17/08). It was noted the closing of Throop Photo on Merivale Rd., sad! But in it's evolution, Throop Photo had an earlier life. When Westgate Shopping Center was opened on Carling Avenue, the shopping centre was touted as one of the largest & most modern in North Americal! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Watawa-life-C2-BB-Blog-Archive-C2-BB-Happy-New-Year_1199211343750-copy.jpg) Ottawa had a big fireworks show downtown on New Year’s Eve for the first time since New Year’s Eve 1999. It was two fireworks shows, in fact - one just before 7:00pm and one at midnight. Ottawa photographers were out in full force. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/freepress.jpg) Nice work by Robin Kelsey - he’s posted a photo essay on the mural on Somerset House , the doomed building at Bank and Somerset that could be demolished soon. Check it out here… ** Related: ** Ottawa History Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/octranspo-Interesting-picture_1194828041765.png) Here’s a nice pic posted to the OC Transpo Community on Live Journal. The photo shows one of Ottawa’s streetcars, on Wellington Street in front of Union Station (now the Government Conference Centre). The Daly Building is on the left - now torn down and replaced by a condo . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Ping-Pong_1193619377453.png) With sadness, we report that Andrew Knapp’s wonderful ping pong photoblog is coming to an end. Andrew posted this note last week: ** ** Well folks, this is it. The last post you'll see on Ping Pong. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/ottawa-zombie-walk-a-photoset-on-Flickr_1192412646625.png) Zombies invaded Ottawa today. SMN was there with a camera. Last year: Zombie Walk Ottawa 2006 ** Related: ** Ottawa Events Guide